The chapter delves into a discussion with a guest from Rice University on Arab and Palestinian revolutionary movements in the 20th century, highlighting academic work and resources like the Palestinian Revolution Digital Humanities website. It ends by encouraging listeners to support The Dig podcast through various means like subscriptions, reviews, word-of-mouth promotion, and Patreon contributions.
Featuring Abdel Razzaq Takriti, this is the FIFTH episode of Thawra (Revolution), our rolling mini-series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Today’s installment lays out the early years of a struggle for Syria that would decisively shape the Arab world: the fight for independence from France, the first (CIA-backed) coup of 1949, and the rise of the Ba’ath and Communist movements.
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